Cara Ober is a celebrated local artist and professor who offers her readers an insider's glimpse of the Baltimore arts scene, as well as a guide to what's ahead.
Featuring work by Maryland artists who utilize maps and related systems of spatial orientation, organization and demarcation to reveal what might ordinarily be invisible or overlooked.
JAMES BACKAS GALLERY Maryland State Arts Council
LOOK NOW LOOK ALL AROUND RECEPTION: THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008, 5-8PM. GALLERY TALK AT 5PM WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS. Live music by Dave Cipriani on guitar with N. Scott Robinson, percussion. Tim Horjus
Inherent within the construction of a map are the illusions of both stasis and veracity. Given the discrepancies that exist between the map and what it represents, we are never exactly where we believe ourselves to be. "Look Now Look All Around", features work by Maryland artists who utilize maps and related systems of spatial orientation, organization and demarcation to reveal what might ordinarily be invisible or overlooked. ---Dawn Gavin, Curator: Statement, Bio/CV, Arterial Skein